At 33-year's of age Nino
Matjacic has already built up a remarkable depth of coaching
experience having started eight year's ago as an assistant coach
with the Mladost club senior women's side.

The Zagreb-born father of two soon stepped into the
international arena in 1999 as assistant coach to the Junior
women's national team at the European Championship in Bruxelles.

In the same year he went to the Youth Girl's World Championship
in Madeira again as assistant coach for the national team.

He wasn't long before he had full reign as head coach of the
Youth girl's national team in 2000 before leading the team to
first place at the 2001 Summer Games in Slovenia and first place
at the European Championship in Croatia.